ACCOUNT MANAGER – Leading Student Marketing Agency
Salary: to £35,000 + bonus
Location: London
Founded in 2015, this vibrant agency has grown from nothing to being the leading student marketing agency in the UK. They consist of a team of young, hungry student marketing specialists who help build lasting connections between students, brands and Universities.
Over the last five years they’ve honed their craft of delivering award-winning student strategies which span; live events, physical & digital experiences, student brand ambassadors to name a few.
Everything that they do has student and youth culture at the heart and is tailored to their vast array of client’s requirements.
Clients include: Deliveroo, Nando’s, Depop, AB Inbev, Unilever, Jagermeister, Tinder to name a few.
London based BUT live across 40 cities in the UK.
Prerequisites:
You will have an understanding of integrated campaigns and the marketing mix. Experience in developing, creating and implementing integrated marketing campaigns
You will need to show ambition, tenacity and the ability to spot angles to help build relationships with incumbent and potential new clients.
Role Overview:
This will be a hands-on role working across a range of clients. It will be predominantly office & home based within the Raptor client services account team but will also involve field work such as nightclub and festival activity.
You will be expected to manage a team of 2 (with potential for more) Account Executives and bridge the gap between client and agency, ensuring campaigns are planned and delivered to a high specification and ensuring account growth.
You will work closely with the Directors to ensure the project is planned and delivered to a high specification whilst also spotting areas of potential account growth
Supporting, and in some cases leading client accounts within the agency, taking responsibility for the client / agency relationship.
Presenting to clients will also be an integral part of the role from pitches (following on from support role above) and proactive proposals to weekly/monthly reports and campaign evaluations.
Working with you Line Manager to ensure they are able to accurately track campaign spend, reconcile budgets, bill clients and request payments in timely manner
Communicating content from client activity for internal marketing requirements and showcasing the unique approach and skillset that Raptor offers.
Experience:
- Minimum of 2 year’s agency experience preferably with an experiential or event-based agency working with consumer clients.
- Ideally some experience working with youth brands.
- Experience managing and developing at least one person to ensure they achieve personal and co. goals.
- Experience in managing clients directly whilst working across multiple client accounts and brands.
- Understanding of the student industry and student lifestyle.
- Experience within a promotional staffing function including briefing, managing and reporting.
- Experience managing social media within a client campaign and working with other agencies
- Understanding of linking digital and physical to benefit campaigns.
Benefits:
Your birthday off + 23 days holiday per year
Pension scheme (full time employees)
New business incentives scheme
Annual Summer & Christmas parties
Team building & agency activities
Discounts on local & national brands/businesses
Cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan scheme
